Basic Ventilator Life Support
(BVLS)

An Online Mechanical Ventilation Fundamentals Course for Healthcare Professionals

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A learning experience on the art and science of mechanical ventilation, unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

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A Foundational Course for Mechanical Ventilation

This course teaches the core concepts of mechanical ventilation. It is designed to establish a strong framework necessary for clinicians to feel confident when caring for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.

Course Details

  • Course Fee: $99 / student

  • 1-year access to course material

  • Immersive online self-paced learning

  • Over 6 hours of engaging lessons

  • Video-based vent labs demonstrating didactic material

  • Section quizzes w/ rationals

  • Comprehensive final exam

  • Downloadable study guide

  • Downloadable certificate of completion

  • 8 hours of continuing education credit for EMS and Nurses.

  • 3-year certification

Course covers…

  • Basic principles, indications, and importance of early effective mechanical ventilation

  • Essential respiratory anatomy & physiology

  • Basic principles of oxygenation vs. ventilation

  • Essential gas laws and their application

  • Fundamentals of Arterial and Venous Blood Gas Analysis

  • Basic breath types, modes, settings, and alarms

  • Fundamentals of patient monitoring, including:

    • SpO2, EtCO2, and blood gasses

    • Airway pressures

    • Static vs. dynamic compliance

    • Basic scalar graphs

  • Hazards of mechanical ventilation

  • Oxygenation & Ventilation

  • Basic mechanical ventilation strategies

    • Non-invasive ventilation (CPAP / BPAP)

    • Lung protective ventilation

    • Restrictive lung strategies (ARDS)

    • Obstructive physiology strategies (Asthma / COPD)

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